SaferRwanda

Building for Peace and Prosperity

Report

On

Awareness raising on the role of women in peace building (Kimonyi Sector –

Musanze district and Byumba Sector – Gicumbi Sector in the Northern

Province)

Training of trainers workshop for women on their participation in peace

building initiatives (Mwili Sector – Kayonza district in the Eastern Province)

2009

Compiled and published

By

SaferRwanda

Rukiri II, Zone 9, Remera

B.P 7301, KIGALI – RWANDA,

Telephone: (+250) 584490/ (+250)0788594704/0788352255

Email: saferrwanda@yahoo.co.uk

Supported

By

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Table of Content

List of Acronyms ................................................................................... 3

Acknowledgements ............................................................................... 4

About SaferRwanda .............................................................................. 5

Our Vision ............................................................................................ 5

Our Mission .......................................................................................... 5

Core Programs on Peace and Security ..................................................... 5

Implementation strategies ..................................................................... 5

Accomplishment ................................................................................... 5

Future activities .................................................................................... 6

Organization structure ........................................................................... 6

Introduction ......................................................................................... 7

Synopsis of the awareness workshops on the role of women in peace

Building and conflict resolution ............................................................... 8

About a woman .................................................................................... 9

What can be done to stop polygamy/concubinage? ................................. 11

What is peace? ................................................................................... 13

Sources of conflicts ............................................................................. 16

Types of conflicts ................................................................................ 16

Causes of conflicts .............................................................................. 16

Means of prevention and management of conflict.................................... 16

Group discussions and presentations on peace and conflicts and

consequences of wars and conflicts ....................................................... 17

Group A: A peaceful cooperative: ......................................................... 17

Group B: Cooperative typified by a combination of peace and conflict: ...... 17

Group C: Cooperative characterized by conflicts only: ............................. 18

A group photo demonstrating Cooperative characterized by conflicts ......... 18

Challenges in the role of women in peace building and conflict resolution .. 22

Conclusion ......................................................................................... 23

APPENDICES ...................................................................................... 25

List of participants .......................................... Erreur ! Signet non défini.

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List of Acronyms

GBV : Gender Based Violence

HIV/AIDS : Human Immune Virus/ Acquired Immune deficiency Syndrome

STD : Sexual Transmittable diseases

TOT : Training of Trainers

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Acknowledgements

SaferRwanda is enchanted to publish a report on the role of women in peace

building. This report is composed of information on peace building initiatives

conducted by SaferRwanda to enhance the participation of women. These initiatives

include awareness workshops in both Byumba and Kimonyi in the Northern

Provinces, and a training of trainers in Mwili Sector in the Eastern Province.

We are extremely grateful for the commitment for financial support received from

Mama Cash. This work was successful due to this support.

Our sincere thanks go out to women who participated in these initiatives on peace

building. All the women who participated in the workshops depicted a sense of

responsibility by contributing to the success of these initiatives.

It is an opportunity to acknowledge the collaboration and partnership from local

authorities. They played a crucial role in communicating the importance of these

initiatives to women.

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About SaferRwanda

SaferRwanda was established in 2002 as an independent non profit making

organization formed under the parliamentary law N° 20/2000 of 26/7/2000 of the

Republic of Rwanmda, establishing the functioning of non-profit making

organizations.

Our Vision

Contributing to safety, peace and development in Rwanda

Our Mission

To serve long term human security and development needs, Gender promotion,

environmental protection, addressing the problem of HIV/AIDS and upholding to the

culture of peace and safety in Rwanda.

Core Programs on Peace and Security

Arms management

Human right and conflict prevention( unity and reconciliation)

Gender and development

Education and peace initiatives

Implementation strategies

Awareness workshops (public education)

Training workshop (building skills)

Sports and drama

Research initiatives

Development activities

Networking and information sharing

Accomplishment

We have conducted TOT workshops aimed at training women on peace building

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and decision making,

We have engaged women and the community at large in sports, and drama

activities to promote peace and security,

In terms of strengthening the capacity of rural women, we facilitated four women

for training on solar engineering in India,

Economically, we have empowered women and the community in general by

provision of domestic animals as incentives to development,

We have engaged women in advocacy on issues of small arms and light weapons.

This is mainly because the impacts of small arms are immense on women,

Peace is a cross cutting issue in aspects of development including the

environment. However, we have involved women in initiatives on environmental

protection and management. This is aimed at reducing the impacts of

environmental degradation on women relating to peace and security.

Future activities

Enhancing gender promotion and provision of psycho-social healings,

Providing solar power to the most vulnerable communities to ensure peace and

security,

Continue training women in solar engineering so as to play tangible role in the

development of their communities,

Combating gender based violence and economic empowerment to the vulnerable

groups,

Continue addressing the problem of illicit arms to attain lasting peace,

Promotion of women’s rights as a cross-cutting issue in peace, security and

development.

Organization structure

The structure comprises; the board of directors, the coordinator, program officer,

and project field assistant, officer of finance and administration and administrative

assistant. Though it memorandum of understandings, other personnel assist as

required.

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Introduction

In Africa and else where in the world, conflicts have affected innocent

civilians in several critical ways. Human suffering caused by conflicts of that

kind have direct and indirect severe impacts on the society, ranging from loss

of lives to permanent trauma and physiological torture. In the great lakes

region, conflicts have further fueled gender based violence (GBV)

characterized by abuse of human rights.

The African traditional culture tends to be biased on gender issue whereby

males are taken to be superior. This has always been a disguise for all sorts

of discrimination against females in the society with an excuse of abiding by

traditional customs. These mischievous acts are result of domestic conflicts

and violation of women’s right.

Rwanda as a special case still has fresh memories of the 1994 genocide

during which women suffered most and still live on with the resultant

impacts. However, major rifts in the community are yet to be healed. Though

divisive individuals have continued to propagate divisionism ideologies

especially the perpetrators of the genocide, SaferRwanda has been investing

concrete efforts towards unity, healing and reconciliation. It is on the same

basis that it has been working with zeal strengthening peace and security in

the country through promotion of role of women in peace building initiatives.

SaferRwanda has conducted training of trainers’ workshops for women in the

Northern Province (Kimonyi Sector – Musanze District and Byumba Sector –

Gicumbi District). Additionally, it has empowered the trained women with

domestic animals as and incentive for social economic development. For

2009 the project area has been Byumba and Kimonyi Sector in the Northern

Province, and Mwili Sector – Kayonza District in the Eastern Province.

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Synopsis of the awareness workshops on the role of women in peace building and conflict resolution

The workshops were held in Kayonza and Bugesera districts in Eastern

Province and in Musanze and Byumba districts in Northern Province. The

workshops were aimed at raising awareness on the role of women in peace

building and conflict management. These workshops had an overwhelming

turn-up in which women totaling to ……. combined in different cooperatives

participated in them. They were organized and facilitated by SaferRwanda

and a consultant from Gender Desk. Workshops were officially opened by the

Executive Secretaries of the Sectors. In their opening speeches the Executive

Secretaries emphasized on the importance of the workshops and appealed to

all participants to consider the workshops as important occasions to learn

and gain knowledge that would be useful for the development of their homes

and community at large. They were much impressed by the turn-up of the

participants and further requested them to be exemplary in their

communities. In her opening remarks the coordinator of SaferRwanda

expressed her appreciation for the turn-up and introduced the staff of

SaferRwanda and the specialist in gender and peace building who facilitated

in the entire workshops and finally gave a chance to the participants to

introduce themselves.

Photo of participants in Musanze workshop

Photo of participants in

Byumba workshop

Photo of participants in Kayonza workshop

Photo of participants in Bugesera workshop

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Workshops focused on the following issues:

A woman, women’s right and concept of Gender and its background

Peace and conflicts and the role of women in peace building and conflict

management

New insights gained from participants through groups discussions and

presentations about peace and conflicts

International conventions and treaties for conflict resolution

Challenges identified mainly on the role of women in peace building

The objective of the seminar was to raise the awareness of women on their

rights and the role of a woman in peace building and conflict resolution

In all workshops on women in peace building and conflict resolution, the

consultant started his presentation by raising concerns about a woman.

What is meant by a woman?

What pleases a woman?

What upsets a woman?

Women were divided into different groups and were requested to come up

with five answers on each question.

They came up with varying but somewhat related answers on each question:

About a woman

What is a woman?

A woman is a heart of a family, a man’s respect, and mother of children, a

family’s happiness. A woman is a female sex legally married to a man. A

woman was created from man’s rib. A woman is a being completely different

from a man in many aspects and characterized by the following:

Responsible for house affairs,

Cleanliness and hygiene

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Giving birth and happy parenting

Good councilor

Care taker

What pleases a woman?

A woman is pleased by a number of things. The first thing that pleases a

woman is a man but it is the same thing that annoys her so much. Other

major ones are as follows:

Having a husband and living together in peace and harmony,

Giving birth and happy parenting,

Having children who are educated and intelligent,

Free from oppression, harassment, torture and other injustices,

Sharing of ideas with her spouse/companion, freedom and liberties,

Peaceful and safe home that is working for promotion of their family,

Exercising her full rights and peace at home,

Owning a shelter, availability of food, smart clothing and other basic

needs,

Loving, caring, generous and hospitable husband.

What upsets a woman?

Losing a husband or children and being childless,

A polygamous husband and lack of respect,

Poverty in the family and lack of basic needs,

Lack of mutual cooperation in decision-making on family matters,

Lack of women’s right at home especially right on property ,

Conflicts, hunger and starvation in the family,

Unfriendly and hostile family characterized by beatings,

Violence during sexual intercourse,

Greedy, unloving, uncaring and spendthrift husband,

Adulterous, treacherous and unfaithful husband,

Oppression characterized by general lack of a say at home

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What causes polygamy?

Polygamy was sighted as the most dangerous element and the main factor

that destroys families and leaves it in a state of confusion, instability, conflict

and financial bankruptcy. It is mainly caused by:

Curses from families which follow children

One’s behavior including infidelity

Woman infertility

Lack of common understanding and discussion at home

Lack of self control

Single women seducing men

Looking for more children

What can be done to stop polygamy/concubinage?

Civil marriage should take place at the beginning of making a family,

Encourage civil marriage so as to build confidence and hope in the,

family

There is a need for sensitizing men about the importance of civil

marriage to a family,

Women should be loving and caring to lure their husbands and prevent

them from thinking about other women.

Sharing experience among participants

During the awareness workshops, participants had an opportunity of

interacting with an aim of sharing experiences. The moderator of the

workshop encouraged participants to utilize the moment by telling stories so

that they learn from each other’s experience.

Women narrated their stories related to their day today lives and the cases of

gender based violence in their community.

One of the stories narrated was about polygamy where one participant gave

a testimony of a man who abandoned his wife he legally married and married

another woman. After some time he contracted an STD. He consulted many

hospitals and clinics with no improvement. He started suspecting HIV/AIDS.

He finally went back to his first wife. She received him with hospitality and

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honor. She took him to Rwamagana hospital where they discovered that it

was not AIDS. He was treated, and his wife nursed him until he recovered.

From then he promised his wife never to repeat the same blunder. The

woman who gave this testimony was trying to convince others how no person

can change another but only God can by use of his extra ordinary ways.

A photo of a woman giving a testimony

Gender and women’s rights by Gad – the Gender Specialist

Rights are what you deserve as per the law. Right to a child, decisions at

home, property right are some of the rights we have to enjoy. Rights are

struggled for; we do not get rights on a silver plate.

One of the pillars of gender is equal rights between men and women as

stipulated in the National Constitution Law and the National Gender Policy.

National constitution of the Republic of Rwanda stipulates that all Rwandans,

men and women, girls and boys are born equal. They are entitled to equal

rights, equal freedoms and liberties and roles in the society. Discrimination of

any kind based on race or ethnicity, family or ancestry line and color or sex is

punishable by law. What applies to a man in the law also applies to a woman.

Gender should not be confused. It is about different roles, elements and

characteristics attributed to boys and girls and men and women and these

change depending on culture, tribes, family status and a religion in which one

was brought up. Gender concedes that male and female are biologically

different but have equal roles and opportunities in the society.

Gender therefore, should be a picture where an individual regardless of sex

difference has equal roles, value, right and freedom and human dignity in the

society.

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What is peace?

Generic meaning of peace and Peace building (Discussion guided by

Gender specialist)

Participants argued that the word peace is a common word in our homes and

in our societies. Peace is calmness and tranquility, serenity in the heart,

humility with another or a group, free from panic and turbulence in the

country. Peace is absence of conflicts and chaos among the people, in a

group or a family or in other social groupings. Peace is characterized by

development, health, safety and security, freedoms and liberties and mutual

collaboration of a given group of people or a society at large.

The Gender expert further equated Peace with ‘freshness’, health, well being

and harmony. The absence of such qualities is seen as the sign of conflicts,

which could be either latent or overt. It is that harmony and freshness which

provides farmers with good crops, fishermen with abundant catches and

hunters with game. When there is enough food for everyone, peace reigns in

homes and families, clans and tribes. As nobody has any reason to be

envious of anybody else, neighboring communities live in peace, visit one

another during the off-seasons and attend weddings and funerals.

The principle way to attain peace is reconciliation and truth. Reconciliation is

a means of reuniting people or families whose relationship broke up due to

killings, wars and others.

Peace and reconciliation is achieved by speaking the truth of what happened,

confession, apologizing, guaranteeing forgiveness, and paying fine. Unity and

reconciliation bonds Rwandans together as one people sharing the same

country, having equal rights characterized by truth, tolerance and equity.

Peace germinates and flourishes only on the manure provided by the

presence of a number of key cultural values. These values include: patience,

tolerance, honesty, respect for elders, communality and mutuality,

compassion, regard for due discretion, gentleness, modesty, self-control,

moderation, flexibility, and open-mindedness.

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Peace brings mutual understanding and shared voice in decision-making at a

family, local and national level. Peace builds strength and is a necessity to

sustainable development.

Women should play significant role in the program of healing wounds inflicted

on Rwandans and in implementation of national and international treaties

and conventions on respect for human dignity, promotion of peace for all and

eradication of all causes of genocide, violence, refugees, discrimination,

conflicts and mistrust that characterized Rwandan history.

Though there has been significant progress registered by National Unity and

Reconciliation Commission, in trying to bring Rwandans together, there is still

serious obstacles such as genocide ideology that still characterize some

Rwandans, severe conditions in which genocide survivors live, lingering

mistrust between Victims of genocide and families of the perpetrators of

genocide, harassment, torture and killings perpetuated on genocide survivors

and many others hinder the effective progress of unity and reconciliation

among Rwandans.

We have therefore, to stand up together and continue to build on the existing

progress and go on with enhancing unity and reconciliation in Rwandan

society through intensive sensitization, supporting all tangible actions that

are in line with peace building, encouraging cooperation, motivate women to

fully participate in election of leaders but not basing on sentiments and

ethnic lines and establishing clubs for unity and reconciliation so as to have

lasting peace and stability in our country.

Gender specialist noted that peace is not born but made and that the culture

of peace in traditional African societies is implanted in a child through

responsible upbringing and socialization undertaken and supervised by

mothers. Indeed peace building is taken seriously in traditional African

societies and that it is established, little by little, in young minds and

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mounded in the behaviors and personality of the young through the agency

of the mother. Women always play a critical part in maintaining equilibrium

in the society by bringing up children as responsible members of the

community. Women teach children proper behaviors and the ethos of society,

and impress on them the importance of such values as honesty, uprightness

and the necessity to compromise. As such, women have always been active

promoters of harmony in the community, which can be referred to as a

culture of peace. During discussion it was revealed that solidarity and

cooperation, mutual respect, equal distribution of resources, patience, free

from rumors, efficient management of family properties are some of the

basis for peace building. Also, children education, family planning,

cooperation, responsiveness to government programs, eradication of

primordial thinking, illiteracy and backwardness, and shared responsibility in

financial and non financial management are other important ingredients for

peace building.

Conflicts and the role of women to prevent it

Facilitator: Runezerwa Gad - the gender expert

What is conflict?

A photo of Runezerwa Gad-the gender expert

during his presentation

He began his presentation by the meaning of the conflicts. With the views

from the participants, conflicts are confrontations, disagreements, and lack of

common understanding, between two or more people, groups, regions and or

countries. Conflicts mean absence of peace and security. It is characterized

by chaos; upheavals and turbulence. It is caused by poverty, corruption,

nepotism and wars. At a family level, it is caused by a cross range of issues

such as adultery, dishonesty and selfishness, childlessness, poverty, hunger

and starvation and disease etc.

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Sources of conflicts

It was revealed through participation approach that there are many sources

of conflicts depending on the circumstances and facts that surround the

situation. However, the common ones noted are as follows:

Different opinions and understanding,

Different behaviors,

Inequalities in resource distribution,

Deprivation of human right, freedoms and liberties,

Conflict of interests.

Types of conflicts

The gender expert highlighted three main types of conflicts and these are:

Common conflicts: between individuals and commonly spontaneous

Laid conflicts: between individuals or families and commonly founded

Deeply rooted conflicts: between clans, tribes, religions commonly long

term and some time result into loss of lives.

Causes of conflicts

Through discussions with participants and combined with the gender expert’s

opinions, causes of conflicts were found to be immeasurable. But the most

common causes that were given out are as follows:

Bad leadership

Culture of impunity

Power hungry

Poverty

Dictatorship

Nepotism and corruption

Backwardness and primordial mentality

Means of prevention and management of conflict

Use of force

Negotiations where one takes a step toward reconciliation

Through mediation

Reconciliation especially for laid conflicts

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Truth and avoiding rumors

Group discussions on peace and conflicts and effects of conflicts

Through discussion and presentations participants outlined the following

consequences: death, rape, violence, widowhood, poverty, diseases, and etc.

Several deaths still occur in some areas where children are not taken to

hospital or clinics suspecting witchcraft because of conflicts. One participant

testified.

They said we do not have to wait until wars and conflicts manifest; we have

to prevent all sources of wars and conflicts.

Groups were formed, one was to present a drama of a situation where a

cooperative has a mix of peace and conflict another to present a situation

where a cooperative is characterized by violence and conflict while another

one to present a cooperative which is characterized by peace only.

Group A: A peaceful cooperative:

The drama was illustrated by members with common understanding and

shared views and opinions on finance management and problem solving.

Members of the cooperative were so generous even to non members who

could beg salt or borrow from them clothes and even money. Those non

members were latter on integrated into the cooperative and became

members and started participating in its activities enjoying the benefits of

the cooperative.

A group photo demonstrating a

peaceful cooperative

Group B: Cooperative typified by a combination of peace and conflict:

The president of the cooperative controlled and influenced all the activities of

the cooperative and turned it into one man’s business. While other members

were united and together expressed their dissatisfaction on how they were

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being led, their president considered herself as the only person who could

manage the cooperative. At first she did not want to change despite

complains from other members, but after realizing the importance of

listening to others, she changed.

A group photo demonstrating a cooperative of combination of peace and conflict

Group C: Cooperative characterized by conflicts only:

A cooperative is divided into groups, whenever they meet; they never reach

a consensus, they never meet to discus about their conflict, every time they

blame each other. The cooperative does not develop because of lack of

collaboration and spirit of working together.

A group photo demonstrating Cooperative characterized by conflicts

Measures to enhance women’s role in peace building

Having realized the importance of women’s role in peace building and GBV

prevention and response, Participants together with the gender expert

discussed women’s role in peace building and prevention of conflicts. After a

long discussion they recommended the following:

Formation of clubs for peace building, prevention and resolution of

conflicts;

Sensitizing community members on peace building and Gender Based

Violence prevention,

Being role models as peace makers in the community and in their

families,

Reporting cases of GBV to the appropriate authorities

Encourage other women to join cooperatives for social and economic

empowerment.

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Building capacity of women to have basic requirements to access

resources, to understand the role in decision-making processes

Women should freely participate in Gacaca jurisdictions and confidently

testify what they witnessed during the 1994 genocide.

Women should freely and confidently participate in local institutions

meant to resolve social conflicts such as Abunzi

Women should be involved in prevention and fight against all sorts of

violence against women and children.

Iintroduction of competitive sporting and cultural activities,

Rolling out with national civic education program among women local

leaders.

Formation of a committee of eminent elders that would be used to

mediate ethnic tensions.

International conventions and treaties for conflict resolution

The expert in gender issues also shed light on some international conventions

and treaties for conflict resolution such as Convention on Elimination of all

forms of Discrimination Against Women, 1325 resolution, 1820 resolution,

Beijing Platform for Action and many other protocols which Rwanda is a

signatory aim to eliminate all forms of conflicts including gender based

violence.

Having seen the meaning of a conflict, sources and types of conflicts and

causes and means of prevention and management of conflict, participants

were divided into groups i.e. cooperative by cooperative to discuss on each

type of conflict they experienced in their cooperatives and how they managed

to resolve them. Here, so many conflicts were discovered from families level

conflicts to a cooperative level but most of them related to money. There was

a conflict that emerged where some cooperative members wanted to have a

share on the money which others got through cultivation while they had not

participated. There was another situation where some cooperative members

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cultivated one’s garden and one of them wanted to take the entire pay alone.

Other conflicts discovered were based on regions of origin where people from

Ruhengeri did not want to associate with others from Bugesera while other

did not want to associate with others on the basis of tribe lines.

Summery of the progress of the workshops (positive developments and bottlenecks)

Overall project objective: To build and enhance peace and security in the community.

Women in

peace and

conflicts

management

A total of four workshops have been held within one year,

with a participation of over sixty participants per session in

both Eastern and Northern Provinces. They involved local

women leaders, and representatives from different

cooperatives operating in the area.

Generally, efforts have been geared towards dealing with

the justice and reconciliation issues since the most urgent

issues in Rwanda have been those of unity, healing and

reconciliation, and rebuilding community trust and social

capital.

As a way of building peace and security, four workshops

were dedicated to women, all from within those sectors.

Holding discussion with the participants about historical

ties and collaborations among community members was

the main methodology employed in the workshops. The

workshops also sought to address peace and reconciliation

from Rwandan traditional point of view.

In the workshops women were trained as trainers and

agreed to feed people with the correct information that is

disseminated to counter the rumors that tend to circulate

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in their areas.

The workshops have also been instrumental in providing a

therapeutic ‘space’ where participants have come together

and just shared on the effects of the genocide on their

lives. By voicing these pent up emotions, they were able to

accept what happened and hopefully begin the healing

process. We collaborate with another organization on

training of community members who can handle the

trauma cases in the community. Already, and through this

collaboration, some members who have been trained are

already counseling some of victims.

Conflict resolution trainings have been aimed at equipping

the participants with general skills of conflict mapping,

understanding conflict and ultimately, mediating and

negotiating so that they can deal with every day conflicts

that are rampant in their cooperatives and the community

at large which have a tendency to degenerate into wider

conflicts if not checked earlier.

Gender and

women’s

rights

Gender and women’s rights discussions and presentations

were presented. Gender specialist also gave a presentation

on peace and conflicts and consequences of wars and

conflicts and highlighted the international conventions and

treaties for conflict resolution.

During discussions, civic education sessions have been

geared towards dealing with the justice and gender and

women’s right issues. Civic education has been especially

critical in educating the community on the controversial

debate between men and women. Civic education has also

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targeted women on the civic responsibilities and rights.

Several sessions were dedicated to gender issues and

specifically on the role of women in times of war, peace

building and conflict resolution. Because of the negative

effects of wars, conflicts and violence on women, the

participants felt that through workshops multiple roles of

the females in this regard should be deeply discussed. This

was jointly held with gender specialist.

Challenges

in the role of

women in

peace

building and

conflict

resolution

A serious challenge that SaferRwanda continues to face is

the growing levels of poverty such that it is becoming

increasingly difficult to differentiate between physiological

and psychological needs.

As part of learning, it has become even more evident that

the SaferRwanda must reach out for other strategic

linkages and especially to those organizations involved in

other aspects of livelihood. This is because as the living

situation in Rwanda becomes direr, people and

organizations must look for more creative ways of

responding holistically to the challenges of poverty and

also a viable sustainability of their initiatives.

General lack of commitment and time constrains among

women as most of time they are preoccupied by domestic

work.

Most men still do not understand gender and role of

women in peace building.

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Remarks

Having analysed the effects of the unfortunate events of 1994, SaferRwanda

has found itself working extra to meet the needs of the community. This has

not always been easy especially in the current post conflict situation in our

country where needs are so high and complex. SaferRwanda has had to

continually revisit its programs so that it is able to prioritize and add more

value to its work. As Rwanda faces economic uncertainties, SaferRwanda

has endeavoured to offer developmental incentives. By striving to intensify

reconciliation work in selected sectors of Eastern Province and Northern

Province, we hope that even as we reach out to the wider population,

positive change will begin diffusing to the rest of the community. As we have

seen and learnt, creating a culture of peace in situations of decades of

marginality and deprivation like Rwanda takes a long time and sustained

efforts. As such, the community must continue to be empowered and

supported even as organizations exit and hand over the initiatives fully to

them.

Conclusion

Peace is equivalent to health, well being and freshness and an enemy of

poverty, insecurity, unemployment and various types of mysterious and

man-made misfortunes.

Women’s roles as mothers and wives should be put to effective use in peace

building and conflict resolutions. They should participate firmly in inculcating

the culture of peace in the society and in the practice of conflict mediation

among warring factions within the family and the community. And it is

argued that if given the chance they can do greater in glory of peace and

tranquility in our modern society.

People were convinced that lasting peace does not grow in a vacuum. In their

view healthy rather feeds and grows on enduring human values, implanted in

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children at tender ages, through story telling, songs, proverbs and myths. It

is argued that meaningful peace cannot reign in our context if those

important cultural values highlighted are overlooked or trampled upon.

The workshops acted as a pressure valve and a disseminating point for

topical issues that are threatening to erupt into violence in the community.

As such, the role of the SaferRwanda has been involved in providing solutions

to this controversial issues and the role of women in conflict resolution and

the violence prevention.

During closing the workshops, participants expressed satisfaction with the

methodology of training which involved participatory approach. They were

particularly happy with the knowledge they gained from the workshop

especially on conflicts management, their types and how they can be

resolved. They further requested for more workshops that can bring together

more women.

Participants expressed their satisfaction to SaferRwanda for the workshop

and all it does to support them in their efforts to move forward. The

representatives of the participants were particularly grateful and on behalf of

others. They extended their gratitude to the facilitators, and SaferRwanda for

having organized and carried out the workshops.

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APPENDICES

List of participants of the meeting on Peace building in Kimonyi Sector of Musanze District on 16th June 2009

N° Names Organization/Institutio

n

Title Tel

01 Uwamahoro Castisme Abunvaneza Councilor 0783128398

02 Uzamukunda Esperance ,, Chairperson 0783293915

03 Nyirafaranga Bulandine Dufatanye Treasurer -

04 Nyirakarimunda Speciosa ,, Auditor -

05 Mukashimwe Epiphany Abunvaneza Member -

06 Mukamuderefu Belancille ,, ,, -

07 Nyiramasaka Daphrosa ,, ,, -

08 Nasabwe Verena ,, ,, -

09 Mukamanzi Veronique KTK ,, -

10 Mukabifata Alphonsine Dufatanye ,, -

11 Mukankusi Petronille ,, ,, -

12 Busabemariya Leonille Abishyizehamwe ,, -

13 Nyiransabimana Raheli Dufatanye ,, -

14 Nyiranziza Abishyijehamwe ,, -

15 Nyiransabimana ,, ,, -

16 Karuwujima Mary Dusabane ,, -

17 Mukeshimana Abadaharana ,, -

18 Ayinkamiye Annonciata Dufatanye ,, -

19 Nyirabikari Donatille Duteraninkinga ,, -

20 Nyirakaguriro Twifatanye -

21 Mukandoti Eugenia KTK ,, -

22 Mukashema Duterimbere ,, -

23 Nyirakabanza Felicite Abunvaneza ,, -

24 Nyiranzabazira Bernadette ,, ,, -

25 Nyirangaruye Verediane ,, ,, -

26 Uzamukunda Clemantine Ktk Chairperson 0783380893

27 Mukamusoni Odeth ,, Member -

28 Ndimukaga Providence ,, Secretary -

29 Mutamuriza Angelique ,, Treasurer -

30 Mukarukundo Seburiya ,, Member -

31 Nyiraberwa Anonciata ,, ,, -

32 Nyirabasiza ,, ,, -

33 Furaha Agnes ,, ,, -

34 Nyirabasenge Bibiyane ,, ,, -

35 Mukashyirangabo Stephanie ,, ,, -

36 Nirere Beatrice ,, ,, -

37 Nyirandihe Leorence ,, ,, -

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38 Bampoyiki Drocella ,, ,, -

39 Nyirahonora ,, ,, -

40 Mukamanzi Maliam ,, ,, -

41 Uzamushaka Charlotte ,, ,, -

42 Nyiratabaro Dancila ,, ,, -

43 Nyirampozimbizi Margalitte Bikiramaria ugirimpuwe

Chairperson -

44 Nyanvura Colette ,, Member -

45 Ntawumenya Donatira ,, ,, -

46 Nyiragahoze Peragie ,, Secretary -

47 Nirere Winfield Duteraninkunga Chairperson -

48 Nyirarushago Boniflide ,, Chairperson -

49 Mukamwaka Euphrasie ,, Accountant -

50 Nyirabayoboke Console ,, Secretary -

51 Nyiramusabwa Pascasie ,, Auditor -

52 Manizabayo Sifole Ktk Member -

53 Nyirampabanzi Euphrasie Duteraninkunga Auditor -

54 Nyirabarega ,, ,, -

55 Nyirakabingo Daphrose Dufatanye Chairperson -

56 Mfagukira ,, Member -

57 Mukarubibi Agnes ,, Secretary -

58 Nyirantibangana ,, Vice Chairperson -

59 Ntibanyendera ,, Member -

60 Nyiraribagiza ,, ,, -

61 Ntahompagaze ,, ,, -

62 Nyiraburije ,, ,, -

63 Nyiranfabakuze Bikiramaria ugirimpuwe

Auditor -

64 Nyirakabanza Imaculete ,, Member -

65 Nyiramatama Anatalie Abunvaneza Vice Chairperson -

66 Uwamahoro Berenadette ,, Member -

67 Nyiramisano Languida ,, Member -

68 Nyirambabariye Drocella Abakunzi B’imana Chairperson -

69 Nyirandihoreye Fortune Abahujumubagambi Chairperson -

70 Mukandekezi Florence ,, Vice Chairperson -

71 Bazubafite ,,,, Auditor -

72 Mukadigi Marcelline ,, Secretary -

73 Nyiramajyambere Liberata ,, Member -

74 Nyiranfabakuze Esperance ,, ,, -

75 Nyirandayambaje Pelagie ,, ,, -

76 Bayisenge Engelique ,, ,, -

77 Iyamuremye Dorothea ,, ,, -

78 Nyirabigirimana Anastazie ,, ,, -

89 Mugirwanake Patricia Abadatezuka Chairperson -

80 Muhawenimana Bertride Bikiramariy ugirimpuwe

Accountant -

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List of participants of the meeting on Peace building in Byumba

Sector Gicumbi District on 9th July 2009

N° Names Organization/Instituti

on

Title Tel

01 Bantegeye Maricerine Nyakabungo Exec Secretary 0788978733

02 Nyiraneza Vestine ,, Vice Chairperson

03 Mukagatsimbanyi Valantine ,, Exec Secretary

04 Mukanoheri Joseline ,, Auditor

05 Mukaneza Jenerose ,, Member

06 Mukamurgirwa Solange ,, ,,

07 Pacifice Chantal Gisuna ,,

08 Mukangirente Cloudine ,, ,,

09 Mukategeko Clemantine Kivugiza Coordinator

10 Musabyemariya Ansilla ,, Social Affairs

11 Sindikubwabo Mary Goudance

,, Vice Chairperson

12 Mushimiyimana Angelice Kibari In Charge Of Finance

13 Umurutasate Emmi Mali Nyakabungo Member

14 Mukankuranga Bibiana Kibari Coordinator

15 Mukamurisa Francine ,, Legal Officer

16 Mukandanga Speciosa ,, Social Affairs

17 Mukarusine Epiphany Gisuna In Charge Economy

18 Uzayisanga Cloudine ,, Cordinator 0788624248

19 Ntirenganya J Darc Kibari ,,

20 Nyiramana Rozalia Kibari Member

21 Nyiramuruta Florance ,, ,,

22 Kabagwira Diane Gisuna ,,

23 Mukamporanye Vestine ,, ,,

24 Mukandayambaje Esparace Kivugiza ,,

25 Mukangaramber Donatha ,, ,,

26 Mukanyonga Mediatrice Nyarutarama ,,

27 Ntibagororwa Diane Kibari In Charge Children

28 Mukeshimana Goderive Nyarubuye In Charge Of Youth

29 Mukamusoni Laulencia Nyamiyaga Development

30 Nyiransekanabo J Darc Kibari Health 0783711991

31 Mukanyemera Anonciata Nyamabuye Hygiene

32 Uwera Mry Claire Gisuna ,,

33 Nyirasangwa Beatrice Nyamabuye ,,

34 Uwamahoro Cloudine Nyarutarama In Charge Of Youth

35 Benimana M Chantal ,, Development

36 Mukeshimana Goderivwe Nyamabuye Social Affairs

37 Iraguha Clementine Nyarutarama Development 0783509933

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38 Nyiramisago Christine Nyamabuye Unity/Reconciliation

39 Mukarubuga Donaciene Gisuna Women 0783659028

40 Mukantambiye Agnes ,, Culture 0783600650

41 Nzabarankize Petronille Byumba Coordinator 0783622848

42 Mukandangwenabaturage L Kivugiza

43 Mukamuyango Peruth ,, Finance

44 Nibagwire Suzan ,, Economy

45 Mukasano Mary Louse Kibari Vice Chairperson

46 Nyiramujyambere Esperance Nyarutarama Development

47 Bantegeye Dative Kivugiza Economy

48 Mukakarangwa Patircia ,, Women 0783320676

49 Mukamurangwa Christine Gisuna Development

50 Nyirambarushimana Jacque Gacurabwenge Economy 0783155470

51 Nyiramakuba Savela Gisuna Vice Chairperson

52 Mukanzeyimana Veronique ,, Social Affairs

53 Kankwanzi Dancila Nyamabuye Coordinator

54 Mukanvuriye Judith ,, Economy

55 Mukangango Feresta ,, ,,

56 Nyamirambi Monique Nyarutarama Integrity

57 Mukamuhire Mary Goudence ,, Health

58 Niyonkuru Mary Lesa Nyarutarama Hygiene

59 Mukeshimana Donatha ,, Women 0783289233

60 Dusengemungu Beatrice Ngondore Education

61 Bampirye Getrude Gisuna Agriculture 0750415027

62 Mutezimana Emerita Ngondore Councilor

63 Mukakimari Specioza Nyarutarama Cooperative

64 Mukamukuriyehe Emaritha Kivugiza Vice Chairperson

65 Mukantarinda Beatrice Muarama Chairperson

66 Musabyemariya Josian ,, Education

67 Mukeshimana Alphonsine Gisuna Councilor

68 Mukanfizi Aphrodice Nyamabuye Education

69 Mukansegiyunva Dative Murama Economy

70 Mukarukaka Alline Gacurabwenge Health

71 Nyirarukundo Serafine Nyarutarama Youth

72 Ntakibaye Verediana Gacurabwenge Chairperson

73 Niyonsaba Domina Nyarutarama Women

74 Mukarwego Dorocela Nyamabuye Hygiene

75 Mukamurigo Esperance Nyarutarama Agriculture

76 Igiraneza Arnestine Naymabuye Social Affairs

77 Nyirahabimana Jionette Gisuna Gender 078328982

78 Mukanoheri Julline Ngondore Coordinator 0783026938

89 Mukabarenzi Emaculate Nyakabungo ,, 0783802355

80 Nyampinga Sofia Ngondore Culture

81 Nyiranzigira Judith Nyakabungo Health

82 Mukomeza Mary Claire ,, Development

83 Niwemugeni Mary Regina Kibari Culture

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84 Ahobantegeye Jacquiline Murama Legal Affairs

85 Bugenimana Dedanciene Kivugiza ,,

86 Nyirangaruye Marcerine ,, Women

87 Mukabutera Veneranda Ngondore ,,

88 Nyiramakumi Ngerica ,,

List of participants of the meeting on Peace building in Mwili Sector Kayonza District on 26th August 2009

N° Names

Organization/Institution

Title Tel

01 Muhoza Diogene Club Chairman 0788603317

02 Nshimiyimana Damien Nyakabungo Security

03 Ingabire Rachel Club Safer Club Member 0783586954

04 Ndacyayisenga Oliva ,, ,, 0788254144

05 Mukankuban Clemantine ,, ,,

06 Habinda Pascal Mwili Local Leader

07 Gahimab Innocent ,, Security 0783352298

08 Habineza J Peter ,, ,,

09 Gahutu Emanuel ,, Local Leader 0783842177

10 Murerwa Solange Club Safer Club Member 0788277288

11 Sabakunzi Ereiazale Mwili Security

12 Shirimpaka J Peter Mwili ,,

13 Sevala J Peter Mwili ,, 0788571083

14 Byagatonda Fred Club Safer Club Member 0788870102

15 Havigimana Peter Mwili Security 0783358709

16 Kayihura Cloudien ,, ,, 0783626841

17 Mukantabajyana Odeth Club Safer Club Member 0783728940

18 Muvunyi J Bosco ,, ,, 0788541328

19 Kadogo Phabien ,, Local Leader 0788959583

20 Rekeraho Eric Mwili Local Leader 0783653316

21 Mukabisangwa Godence Club Safer Club Member

22 Gasana Alloys Mwili Local Leader

23 Nzirorera Damien Mwili Local Leader

24 Mukarutamu Alivera Club Safer Club Member

25 Nirere Christine ,, ,,

26 Ntenzirizaza Joseph Mwili Local Leader 0783355093

27 Sibimana Emanuel ,, Security 0785061930

28 Seminega Deogen Mwili Coordinator 0788457376

29 Hitamungu Janvier Club Safer Club Member 0783356716

30 Nkomeje Celestine Mwili Local Leader 0783525901

31 Ndaribitse Gilbert ,, Security

32 Uwambajimana Solina Club Safer Club Member

33 Mukabideli Justine ,, ,,

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34 Mukeshimana Louse ,, ,,

35 Ukiniwabo J Bosco ,, ,,,

36 Mukamana Radisilas RNP Police Officer 0788419443

37 Mukamanzi Joice Mwili Security 0783356172

38 Hakizimana Tanazi Mwili Social Affairs 0788722517

39 Mukakarisa Martha Club Safer Club Member

40 Nyirantagorama Violet ,, ,,

41 Hakizimana Evarist ,, ,,

42 Nyiraruberuka Grace ,, ,,

43 Twahirwa Vedust Mwili Local Leader

44 Kanani Agustine Mwili Security

45 Kimenyi Engelo Mwili Social Affairs

46 Harorimana Emanuel Mwili Security

47 Niyonshima Perepetua ,, Education 0785134228

48 Uwihanganye J Mary Vian ,, Security

49 Uwamahoro Agatha ,, ,,

50 Kabera J Batist ,, Local Leader

51 Sebudodori Francous ,, Security

52 Habyarimana Sitraton Club Safer Club Member

53 Rwakayigamba Feredinand Club Safer Club Vice Chairman

54 Munyantarama Mwili Local Leader

55 Katabogama Peter Claver ,, Coordinator

56 Ndahimana Valence ,, Local Leader

57 Nyirabashyitsi Mary Chantal Club Safer Club Member

58 Manago Mwili Security

59 Rutabaniro Charles Club Safer Club Member

60 Kayitesi Charles ,, ,,

61 Murekatete Cloudine ,, ,,

62 Mukamurigo ,, ,,

63 Nyiransengimana ,, ,,

64 Mukandayisenga Jane ,, ,,

65 Mukashema Esperance ,, ,,

66 Zaninka Donatha ,, ,,

67 Ndagana John Mwili Local Leader

68 Ntagungira Innocent ,, ,,

69 Ntamabara Vicent Club Safer Club Member

70 Nzamurambaho Francous ,, ,,

71 Murisa J Bosco ,, ,,

72 Gahaya Alphonse ,, ,, 0783212153

73 Kantarama Leocadia ,, ,,

74 Mudaheranwa Vicent ,, ,,

75 Ingabire Pheromeni ,, ,,

76 Mutumyinka Gerlidine ,, ,,

77 Mukagatare Saraphine ,, ,,

78 Munyabarenzi Damien Mwili Security

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89 Mukarugendo John Club Safer Club Member

80 Munyaneza Theogen Mwili Security

81 Nyiraneza Yacenta ,, Agriculturist

82 Musonera Emanuel ,, Local Leader

83 Gato Charles ,, ,,

List of participants on the role of women in Peace building on 8-9/09/2009 (Mwili Kayonza)

N° Names Organization/Instituti

on

Title Tel

01 Mukantabajyana Odeth Nkundumurimo Tailor 0783728940

02 Mutumyinka Geraldine Twitezimbere Chairperson 0788967825

03 Ingabire Rachel Nkundumurimo Tailor 0785286954

04 Byukusenge Estelle Nkundumurimo Tailor 0785214056

05 Zaninka Donather Nkundamahoro Treasurer 0783356714

06 Mukeshimana Louse Abasangirangendo Secretary -

07 Murekatete Claudine Kangukanawe Treasurer -

08 Nyirabashi Chantal Kangukanawe Chairperson 0783356171

09 Nyiramana Donatira Kangukanawe Councilor -

10 Nyiramana Apolineria Abasangirangendo Member -

11 Nyirandegeya Florence Abasangirangendo Chairperson -

12 Mukakibibi Justine Abasangirangendo Treasurer -

13 Mukandekezi Josephine Itakumurimo Treasurer -

14 Mukarutamu Alivera Dukorerekumuco Member -

15 Uwamahoro Console Dukorerekumuco Secretary -

16 Nyirandagijimana Agnes Dukorerekumuco Auditor 0788722598

17 Nyirantagorama Violet Itakumurimo Chairperson -

18 Mukabisangwa Goudence Twitezimbere Chairperson -

19 Nyiramatabaro Anastazia Twitezimbere Secretary -

20 Mukamanzi Joyce Umijya Secretary 0788722517

21 Kobusinge Jane Umojya Councilor 0788900751

22 Rudi Leancia Twisungane Treasurer -

23 Mukarumanzi Anonciata Twisungane Chairperson -

24 Mukamanzi Cecile Twisungane Secretary -

25 Ingabire Philomene Nkundamahoro Secretary 078379666

26 Kantarama Leocadia Nkundamahoro Chairperson 0788638452

27 Muhoza Saferrwanda Representative -